By Pretoria

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God of Warfans, our journey to Ascension begins now! We just showcased the worldwide premiere of our single-player experience forGod of War: Ascensionon the grandestE3stage of them all – thePlayStationE3 press conference. The story behindGod of War: Ascensiontells the journey of Kratos’ redemption from his past sins and the rise of his rage to break free from Ares’ bond. Our team is excited to explore the tormented past and psyche of Kratos and showcase his journey with a bevy of signature gameplay features, combat advancements, and epic “bigger than life” moments. We’ve been tucked away working hard here atSony Santa Monica, and we are super excited to inform you that God of War: Ascension will be unleashing onPS3on March 12, 2013. We’ve got a long road ahead of us, but the whole team here at Sony Santa Monica Studios is dedicated to making this the biggest and best God of War yet. Be sure to follow our journey atwww.godofwar.com. Now about that single-player demo…

In the single-player demo we showed off some of our new gameplay mechanics and combat systems. We’ve evolved our combat system to be more immersive and powerful than ever with a new tether system allowing you to sling enemies around as a wrecking ball while maintaining a blade attack at the same time, in the air and the ground. Our new world weapon system also allows Kratos to steal enemies’ weapons to use against them. Now you can easily switch back and forth between the blades and sub-weapons mid combo.

Also, if you watched the demo closely, you’ll notice that we’ve replaced some of our QTE mini-game button prompts with a new prompt-less free-form system. While in the mini-game, you’ll need to focus when to attack or dodge based off of the enemies’ actions, instead of an indicated button prompt.

We also showcased our new Life Cycle mechanic. Kratos can use this new ability to control the flow of time on various objects in the environments to solve puzzles and freeze enemies during combat. Watch the demo for a better illustration of this.

For those of you with 3D-compatible TVs, you’ll be able to feel up close and brutally personal with Kratos as God of War: Ascension is going 3D. We are creating the game in an intelligent way for 3D and not just a converted experience.

You’ve heard us mention time and time again that single-player is the heart and soul of the God of War franchise. While we are excited to deliver a kick-ass multiplayer experience no one has ever seen before, we are devoting more time, effort and resources than ever into the single-player experience to ensure we exceed everyone’s expectations. Our team is committed to delivering yet another epic God of War experience to you.

If you’re going to be amidst the E3 craziness, don’t leave the LA Convention Center without stopping by the Sony booth to check out God of War: Ascension. This will be the first time that anyone, press or otherwise, will be getting their hands on our multiplayer game. We’re pumped to get people’s first impressions and feedback.

If you want to catch a glimpse of God of War: Ascension throughout the week of E3, we will be kicking off G4′s live E3 coverage on Tuesday at 9:00pm, and will be appearing in various LIVE shows on IGN, GameSpot, Machinima, thePlayStation.Blog, and of course collating every bit of God of War news atwww.godofwar.comthroughout the week.

We’ll have some more details to spill, so be sure to tune in and follow us.

Last time around forGod of War III, our Ultimate Collector’s Edition took our fans by storm, so we are pleased to announce a truly special Collector’s Edition again for God of War: Ascension. We know you’ve been asking for the ultimate collectible, a Kratos statue, which will be the prized 8″ centerpiece of this edition. The CE is also jam-packed in a premium steel book game case, with the official game soundtrack (digital version), aPS3 dynamic theme andPSNavatar pack, double XP points for multiplayer (more on that later), and a DLC pass to unlock all future DLC releases at no additional cost. The team is working hard on a dedicated post-launch multiplayer experience; XP and DLC are going to be treasures you will want. Get started with the Collector’s Edition. You’ll be able to pick up the Collector’s Edition for just $79.99 on March 12 next year. We’ll have more information and pictures of the content in the near future, so hang tight.

The Collector’s Edition will be limited, so make sure you pre-order it early. We would hate for you to miss out on it! For pre-ordering either the standard or Collector’s Edition, you’ll be able to pick up our Mythological Heroes Multiplayer DLC Pack as well. This is a universal pre-order item, so you can pre-order at any participating retailer and get the DLC pack.

We’ve got a long E3 week ahead of us, but we always love reading what our fans worldwide have to say. Your passion is incomparable! We’re stoked to hear your feedback and comments, or just flat out excitement. Follow and tweet to me@ToddPapy or@SonySantaMonicafor all the latest, and definitely hit up our website. The countdown to March 12th begins now!

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From what I saw during the press conference, the visuals are just as good, if not better than God of War III and it looks like it hasn't lost any of the improvements made to the combat system or the amount of gore that was in the previous game.

I'm very curious as to what the story is going to be though, it looks like it'll be set shortly after Kratos killed his family and turned his back on Ares judged solely on the fact that he's got his Ghost of Sparta look and the Blades of Chaos. Just have to wait and see though, won't we? :Thumbs:

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...so we are pleased to announce a truly special Collector’s Edition again for God of War: Ascension. We know you’ve been asking for the ultimate collectible, a Kratos statue, which will be the prized 8″ centerpiece of this edition. The CE is also jam-packed in a premium steel book game case, with the official game soundtrack (digital version), aPS3 dynamic theme andPSNavatar pack, double XP points for multiplayer (more on that later), and a DLC pass to unlock all future DLC releases at no additional cost. The team is working hard on a dedicated post-launch multiplayer experience; XP and DLC are going to be treasures you will want. Get started with the Collector’s Edition. You’ll be able to pick up the Collector’s Edition for just $79.99 on March 12 next year.

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I'm wondering is there an actual trailer shown somewhere at E3, or did they simply show the gameplay footage. Don't get me wrong the demo was all well and good, but I want a new trailer to put on my XMB.